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Volume 4: The Golden Years Chapter 1005: The Glitz Behind the Glory

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    Both Seattle fans and the people of Seattle attach great importance to this championship. At the celebration ceremony the next day, the mayor of Seattle, all members of the city council, representatives of the Washington State Assembly, and many celebrities and gentlemen participated in the celebration ceremony.  .

    Seattle has a large number of professional teams. Basically, all influential sports have corresponding professional teams. However, in recent years, no one has won a national championship. Except for the women's basketball team, the Seattle Storm, which has won two national championships.  Except for the championship, no other professional team has ever won a national championship.

    Speaking of the Seattle Storm, I have to mention one person, that is Lauren Jackson from Australia. Since Yao Minglai came to Seattle, he has basically never had a chance to be alone. Even if it was a private party, Ye Li would either accompany him in person or  It's just a phone remote control, not giving Yao Ming too many opportunities.

    Of course, Yao Ming may not really have this intention. After all, playing games is very hard. Both teams fly back and forth, and the Seattle Storm also use the Key Center Arena, so the two teams  The itinerary is usually staggered, and there are not many opportunities to meet them.

    In addition to the Seattle Storm, the Seattle Mariners, which is affiliated with Major League Baseball, although they have strong financial strength after being acquired by Nintendo, and their playing style is also very beautiful, as the largest sport in the United States, they attract the largest number of fans, but they  His results were not particularly outstanding, especially after the playoffs.

    The best record of the Seattle Seahawks, which is affiliated with the National Football Association, is the Confederations Cup, just like the Western Conference championship in basketball. However, after entering the Super Bowl, which was similar to the finals, they lost to the then-rising team.  The Pittsburgh Steelers, but before Stephen came, the Seattle Seahawks already had the best record among Seattle's professional teams. They also attracted a large number of fans, especially young fans. Currently, this team has  Owned by Paul Allen, owner of the Portland Trail Blazers.

    The Seattle Sounders are part of the Major League Soccer. Although their record is pretty good, they don¡¯t have much influence because the United States doesn¡¯t have a good football atmosphere. Although ice hockey also belongs to the four major leagues,  Professional sports are extremely popular in Seattle, but since the Seattle Thunderbirds do not belong to the top league, they are naturally not comparable to these teams. Just like the Seattle Storm, they won the national championship.  No one cares either.

    But the Seattle SuperSonics are different. On the one hand, the Seattle SuperSonics are the first professional team in Seattle, earlier than the Seattle Pilots who have moved to Milwaukee. The first one is always different and has a long history.  It represents the memory of the fans. At the same time, the Seattle SuperSonics is also the first team among all professional teams to win the national championship, and it was even established earlier than many teams.

    In the 1990s, with the promotion of Michael Jordan and the development of the league, the influence of basketball reached its maximum. At this time, the Seattle SuperSonics were also one of the top teams in the league, able to join the Chicago Bulls.  The team that reached the finals is also the team that fans remember the most, even more so than the team that won the championship.

    Only deep love can lead to deep hatred. The decline of the team made the fans leave more sadly. However, after the team's revival, these fans returned to the embrace of the Sonics, and their feelings for the team became more sincere, and the team also  They did not live up to their expectations. Winning the championship is the best reward and comfort for them. Many white-haired fans at the celebration shed excited tears of happiness. Although this finals did not end in Seattle, everyone  Fans watched the final game on TV.

    The team encountered a major crisis and became a mess, but it completed the redemption through self-adjustment, and finally completed the sweep, won the victory, and successfully won the championship. It is precisely because of such a tortuous process that  Let fans pay more and more attention to this hard-won championship. Although it is indeed easier for the Sonics to win this championship than other teams, this is based on the fact that they have laid a solid foundation in front of them and worked hard step by step.  Only then did we get to this point.

    The celebration ceremony was followed by a parade. Originally, the team did not plan to hold this, but at the suggestion of the city hall, they finally decided to hold it. After all, this is also the first national championship that Seattle has ushered in after many years. Besides,  Although the taxation bill has been passed, it is best to let ordinary citizens see that the taxes they paid were not wasted. Now the rewards have come. Champions are the best stimulants, and they also have huge attractions.  We can attract those young people hanging around on the streets from drugs, prostitution, and fighting to the stadium and to universities, which can greatly reduce the crime rate, especially the crime rate among young people.

    No matter how you say it,The team law rejected the mayor's request. Everyone felt very honored to hear that playing football still had such important significance. It was a pity that the season was over, otherwise they would have been motivated to play.

    The media also produced various special programs and a large number of columns to commemorate this championship. Everyone on the team got a lot of photo opportunities, including Jerome James, and the media did not miss it. Seattle  Most of the media will not say anything for Carlesimo, but the national media, especially the professional sports media, have paid attention to this matter and followed it closely.

    Most people felt aggrieved for Carlesimo. He led the team to achieve such good results, even if it was because of the luxurious lineup. Being able to combine so many capable players is also an ability.  The team won the championship but couldn't get a contract extension. This is absolutely unfair.

    Since that day, Carlesimo has not been in contact with the team. In fact, after winning the championship from the team, his contract has automatically expired. Under normal circumstances, the contract is renewed half a year in advance. If  Failure to get the contract extension in advance means that the team does not recognize you, but no one cared at that time. The team's record was so good, how could it not get the contract extension.

    Just as Presti assured Carlesimo, the team has just gone through all the changes and the boss has to inspect the team's original personnel, so it is normal that the contract was not renewed in advance.  Under Steve's persuasion, Carlesimo put aside the contract issue and led the team to games with peace of mind, but in the end, he didn't even get a contract.

    In fact, what Carlesimo doesn't know is that it's not that the team doesn't intend to extend his contract, it's just that the salary can't be increased too much, but due to the media's exaggeration, Carlesimo can't listen to any explanation.  , and after Presti learned about this, he contacted Carlesimo again, but Carlesimo stopped answering his calls.

    Carlesimo's agent could be contacted, but the agent also didn't have any good impressions of Presti. He directly proposed a three-year, fifteen million contract and told Presti that there would be no negotiation.  Room, either accept it or accept Carlesimo leaving.

    Presti really wanted to agree and continue the cooperative relationship between the two, but the price was far higher than Chris Hansen's bottom line. After this matter was exposed, it was quickly found out that he had provided TNT with  The person who made the news was not someone within the Sonics, but a staff member in Chris Hansen's office. He did not regard this matter as anything important. He just told his friend during a casual chat. As a result, his friend  The news was sold to TNT TV station for $50,000.

    After the incident came out, Chris Hansen also knew that the incident had caused harm to the team. The team almost failed to complete the sweep and it was very embarrassing for Presti, so he raised the price and told Presti.  Presti could sign a two-year contract with Carlesimo, and the contract amount should not exceed 3.5 million, but the price proposed by Carlesimo was much higher than this price, so Presti did not  Any way to solve the problem is to let Carlesimo calm down for a period of time, and at the same time, he also started to select the head coach.
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